Cramped. Closed-in. Claustrophobic. Elbow-banging tiny. Those were a few of the words the owners of this Carmel home used to describe their kitchen when we met to begin planning their renovation. Built in the 80s, it was overdue for an update but our clients wanted much more than new cabinets, counters and a fresh coat of […]

Sometimes it’s a dishonest contractor. Sometimes it’s a DIY project gone wrong. Sometimes, as in this case, it’s a contractor in over his head. Over the years I’ve been asked to rescue a number of projects that were going down the wrong path for one reason or another. When this client first called me, they’d […]